Defensive Posture & Eyespots Protect Caterpillars — by Unknown on Wednesday, 17 July 2013

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Pastry "caterpillar" used to examine the protective effect of eyespots and defensive posture of caterpillars. You may recall...

Eumorpha labruscae: another caterpillar with a blinking eyespot — by Unknown on Wednesday, 10 July 2013

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Eumorpha labrusace ( Sphingidae ) Eumorpha labruscase  caterpillar, penultimate instar. Closely related to  Eumorpha phobas . Note the...

Eumorpha phorbas: a caterpillar with a blinking eyespot — by Unknown on Tuesday, 2 July 2013

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Eumorpha phorbas ( Sphingidae ) Dorsal view of  Eumorpha phorbas  caterpillar, final instar. Photographed during my 2011 trip to Costa...